Sitting in the corner of the locker room, feet propped up, Carlos Gonzalez remains comfortable, unbothered. He makes everything look easy, whether it's playing video games or streaming songs through his Dr. Dre Beats headphones.Not since Larry Walker have the Rockies had a player this talented. Forget a bat. He might as well take a joystick into the batter's box because his life has bec...

I hope this is just Renck's assertion that the Rockies have no interest in Kevin Youkilis. Renck has consistently shown that he hasn't a clue when he comes to determining who is a quality major league hitter. Case in point Renck's statement that Pacheco is "hitting well". Sorry Troy, but anybody who has a .310 OBP and a career .314 OBP (career .403 slugging percentage) is not "hitting well" nor is he anybody who a team can play on a consistent basis at a corner infield position. Does Pacheco have value to a team as a bench player? Heck yes, his versatility at playing multiple positions including being able to be the 3rd catcher in emergency situations, makes him an outstanding value on the Rockies roster. However, when a player like Youkilis becomes available with his career .389 OBP and .490 slugging percentage and still being only 33 years old--the Rockies need to take a serious look. Hint to Troy: In determining values of baseball players: .389 OBP is significantly higher than .314. .490 SLG is significantly higher than .403.Youkilis has a high contract for the next two years in the 12-13 million dollar range and the Monforts would have to step up to the plate (yes I know, good luck with that). Picking Youk up and inserting him in the line-up at 3B would give the Rockies a huge offensive boost, let Arenado fully develop (he is struggling at AA Troy), and then give the Rockies a plan to replace an over the hill Tood Helton starting next year. The Rockies have no 1B on the radar in their system who are anywhere near being ready to play at the major league level.A look at the Rockies line-up going forward this year that would run up high pitch counts as good as any line-up in baseball. Fowler CFScutaro 2BYoukilis 3BCargo LFTulo SSCuddyer RFHelton 1BRosario C

Good luck to any pitcher coming in to Coors Field and trying to get into the sixth inning against that line-up. Also maybe Tulo wouldn't press so much if he wasn't in the 4 hole.

Next year: Move Rosario up to the 7 hole. Move Youk to 1B and put Arenado into the line-up at 3B in the 8 hole with no pressure on the rookie.